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HUNTER EDUCATION QUARTERLYSummer 2016, V. 19 No. 2California Department of Fish and Wildlife

2016 Hunter Education Instructor Training Conference Photos Inside!

Passing on the Tradition

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RIVERSIDE

SAN BERNARDINO

VENTURA

SAN DIEGO

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Northern DistrictLieutenant Peter Blake1530 Schwab StreetRed Bluff, CA 96080

North Coast DistrictLieutenant Bart Bundesen7329 Silverado TrailNapa, CA 94599

Central DistrictLieutenant Shawn Olague1234 East Shaw AveFresno, CA 93710

Southern DistrictLieutenant Mike Norris4465 Lampson Ave. #CLos Alamitos, CA 90720

Hunter Education MapIn This Issue.....

Administrator’s Corner-------------------------------------------- 4

Advanced Hunter Education ------------------------------------- 6

Northern District --------------------------------------------------- 8

North Coast District-----------------------------------------------11

Central District ----------------------------------------------------13

Southern District --------------------------------------------------14

This Point’s for You -----------------------------------------------18

Recruitment --------------------------------------------------------21

HEI “Centerfold” Sol Silverstein -------------------------------23

Where’s Ed (Cover page) ----------------------------------------25

NED Conference Photos -----------------------------------------26

CED Conference Photos -----------------------------------------28

NCD Conference Photos -----------------------------------------30

SED Conference Photos -----------------------------------------32

Years of Service 5-45 ------------------------------------------34-42

Kathy’s Korner ------------------------------------------ back cover

Federal Aid ProjectFunded by your purchase

of hunting equipment

Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from Hunter Educa-tion programs are available to all individuals without regard to their race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Complaints of discrimination should be sent to the The Civil Rights Coordinator for Public Access, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop:WSFR-4020, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Alternate communication format is available upon request. If reasonable ac-commodation is needed, call Captain Roy Griffith at (916) 653-9727 or California Relay (Telephone) Service for the deaf or hearing im-

paired from TDD phones at 1-800-735-2929.

Department of Fish and Wildlife1416 Ninth Street Room 1326

Sacramento, CA. 95814Home page: http://www.wildlife.ca.gov

Hunter Education Staff

Robert Pelzman Patrol Captain - [email protected] Sacramento (916) 653-9727

Fam Saeteurn Staff Services Analyst [email protected] Sacramento (916) 653-1235

Kathy Mammen Staff Services Analyst [email protected] Sacramento ---------------------(916) 651-9169

Peter Blake Lieutenant - [email protected] Northern District ---------------(530) 865-7972

Bart Bundesen Lieutenant - [email protected] North Coast District -----------(415) 892-0073

Shawn Olague Lieutenant - [email protected] Central District -----------------(209) 827-0895

Mike Norris Lieutenant - [email protected] Southern District ---------------(562) 429-7249

Alan Gregory Lieutenant - [email protected] Advanced Hunter Education - (209) 274-9923

Lieutenant Mike Milotz (916) [email protected]


Administrator’s Corner

For years I have wondered why real estate agents put their picture on everything – billboards, newspaper ads,

magazine ads, MLS listings, for sale signs, etc. I Googled the topic and found more web links than expect-ed. Apparently, others have asked the same question. A quick check of several websites and it looks like it is not a requirement that agents plaster there mug on anything. Several sources indicate that it is all about marketing and recognition of the agent. That makes sense, kind of, I guess. I am not selling any-thing and I am not a picture person. I don’t do well with pictures – just look at my last Quarterly article! I’d rather focus on you. So, please send pictures of you teaching a class and pictures of your classes with a brief caption too. I’ll pick one or two of the pictures and include them with my future Quarterly articles.

About halfway through April was my one year anniversary as the Hunter Education Program Ad-ministrator. I have learned a ton and continue to learn daily. Thank you for working through the rollout of Event Manager! Yes, there were some bumps, but overall it has been a success and well received by HEI’s and the public. Be assured, we are continuously working to improve the process.

We recently completed all of the yearly district HEI training con-ferences. I apologize for missing the Central District Conference in Lemoore. On the Thursday before the conference my back locked up.

This was a new experience for me and I laughed at first; as folks at-tempted to assist me to a standing position. About an hour later, it wasn’t so funny - I was all sweaty, in pain, and unable to move on the floor. Anyway I’m good now, and I’m sorry I missed the Central District Conference. Overall, the training conferences were a success and well received. Each conference had the same basic agenda and in-formation, but each had a unique flavor. Three featured a talk and

Q&A session with Dave Bess, Chief of Patrol for the Law Enforcement Division. The North Coast District Conference included Chief Bess and Fish and Game Commissioner Eric Sklar. To the best recollection of CDFW Staff, this was the first time a Commissioner attended and spoke at a HEI Training Confer-ence. Representatives from the Cal-ifornia Rifle and Pistol Association

(CRPA) and staff from the Appren-tice Hunts Program presented in-formation at all of the conferences.

My son and I got out for spring turkey about a handful of times. He did a good job of sitting still, got a few birds to talk back to him, and was pretty excited when we got our bird.

Thank you for all you do,

Robert

By: Captain Robert Pelzman

Thank you for work-ing through the roll-out of Event Manager! Yes, there were some bumps, but overall it has been a success and well received by HEI’s

and the public. Fam regularly deals with

prospective Hunter Education students and Hunter Educa-

tion Instructors in a courteous, friendly, and professional man-ner. Recently, a flower arrange-ment and “thank you” balloon was delivered to her. Attached to the arrangement was a note

that read,“I just wanted to let you know how much I truly appreci-ated you going above and beyond

to help me. Wish there were more people out there like you.

Have a fantastic day!”-Cameo Thomason”

Test your knowledgeAssuming all situations include hunters who are not disabled, which of the following situations are legal uses of a crossbow? Circle all that apply. (See page ?? for answers).(A) Roy has been an archery hunter for 45 years but no longer possess the strength to draw a bow. Roy de-cides to hunt during the general deer season with a crossbow this year. (B) Ed the waterfowl hunter decides he wants to hunt with his crossbow. Ed doesn’t own Flu-Flu fletched crossbow bolts, so he takes his conventionally fletched crossbow bolts. Ed paddles out in his scullboat and shoots a mallard that is sitting on the water.(C) Rob spent months waiting for bear season, he knew that a crossbow was not a legal method of take during archery season and reluctantly waited for general season to arrive. On opening day of general bear hunting sea-son Rob successfully harvested a 130 pound bear with his crossbow.(D) Scott loves the taste of pheasant more than anything. Equipped with his crossbow and a handful of flu-flu arrows he takes a limit of pheasant in general pheasant season. (E) Kim is hunting deer with her crossbow. To save time she simply places her loaded or ready-to-fire cross-bow in the cab of her truck for the drive back to camp.

Answer on Page 22

Legal or Not?

My son and I got out for spring tur-

key about a handful of times. He did a good job of sitting

still, got a few birds to talk back to him,

and was pretty excited when we got

our bird.


Advanced Hunter EdBy: Lieutenant Alan Gregory

As spring comes to an end and the hot days of summer are closing in, hopefully your

spring turkey season was successful. Mine was not. I hunted five days and was not able to close the deal. I was able to call in a bird for Wildlife Officer William Witzel, his first (See picture). By the time you read this the big game drawing deadline will have passed and we will have found out what, if anything, we have got-ten drawn for. Hopefully you have drawn you desired hunts.

Unfortunately, I was able to at-tend only two of the four district conferences this spring. I apologize to those two districts that I missed as I really wanted to meet and get to know more of you. At the Cen-tral District conference, I posed the question of how do I increase the number of Advanced Hunter Edu-cation Clinics. The question stems from the fact that nearly every avail-able seat in the clinics for 2016 was full by the middle of February. The demand for the clinics this year and has been off the charts and I would like to attempt to meet this demand. Since there is only one of me, I reached out to instructors in Cen-

tral District to see if any instructors or teams of instructors would like to put on Advanced Hunter Edu-cation Clinics. At the conference, I got several ideas passed on to me that ranged from Women’s only classes taught by women instruc-tors to a group that wanted to teach a Marksmanship Clinic. I know all of you volunteer your time to teach Basic Hunter Education classes and I don’t want to take any more of your valuable time away from you. However, if any of you would like

to teach an Advanced Clinic please feel free to contact me.

A recap of the 2016 spring clinics is follows: 192 students showed up to the clinics with an approximate-ly 15% no show rate. The majority of the students were from counties with large populations, e.g., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Riverside. Ap-proximately 10% of students were female and 10% were juniors. In-terestingly, most students were in the 20-40 year range. I asked some of the students in this age range, “What got you into hunting at this age?” The answers varied from,

“I want to get my own food.”, “My dad hunted but I never got into it as a kid.” , “ I’ve hunted doves but, I want to get into deer and pig hunt-ing.” I thought this was interesting that adults are jumping into a new sport that traditionally passed down generationally. I have also noticed that many of these new students are hesitant to take the leap from the classroom to the field. I recently ran into a student from the pig class in a sporting goods store. He told me the field work offered to him in the

class (tracking, scouting, and game care) eliminated that anxiety of go-ing into the field. He knew what he had to do with an animal if he was lucky enough to harvest one. Read-ing into his comments, I felt that, as an adult he didn’t want to make any mistakes whereas kids have some type of mentor to guide them the experience. Now we are getting into the adult learning theory and for my trying to figure out how to teach classes with 90% adults as students. As I work on that, I hope you all have a good summer and for those of you that hunt in the A-zone for deer, good luck.

The demand for the clinics this year and has been off the charts and I would like to attempt to meet this demand. Since there is only one of me, I reached out to instructors in Central District to see if any instructors or teams of instructors would like to

put on Advanced Hunter Education Clinics.

Visit the Advanced Hunter Education Webpagehttps://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Hunter-Education/Advanced

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Northern DistrictBy: Lieutenant Peter Blake

As I am writing this article we have completed all the main conferences for the year and

are getting ready for the upcoming satellite training opportunities. A lot is going on to say the least. This has by far been my busiest year ever since becoming the Northern Dis-trict Coordinator and I sometimes feel I am unavailable to give the at-tention you all deserve. For this I truly apologize but know I am fully dedicated to both you and this pro-gram. The good news is I can see some light at the end of this tunnel and things should be getting back to normal soon. I look forward to working with all of you to make this year one of the best ever for the Hunter Ed. program.

The hottest topic right now by far is the new Event Manager pro-gram. Event Manager has been a huge success and continues to get better all the time. The vast major-ity of you have embraced this new program and the results speak for t h e m s e l v e s . We are on re-

cord pace with number of students already taught and the number of classes being posted. GREAT JOB everyone and thank you for taking the time to learn and accept this new program. Now I am not saying everything has worked perfectly but overall the bumps we have encoun-tered have been overcome with only some minor tweaks. The biggest issue has come with the students signing up and having to do the two

step process having to get the GO ID number and Docu-ment number from ALDS. By the time you read this the student should only be required to get a GO ID number greatly reducing

the process. Just a little tip for all you instructors, every

Fish and Wildlife document whether it be a fishing license,

deer tag or Steelhead punch card

all have a person’s GO ID number making the process even easier. Obviously this won’t work for ev-eryone, especially the young kids, but for those who do have one of these documents it makes the pro-cess very simple.

Now some of you, whose num-ber are definitely in the minority, are still showing some reluctance towards the new system and have

even blamed it a reduction of stu-dent numbers in your individual classes. The truth of the matter is the stats just don’t support this. In my opinion this reduction of stu-dents is more likely a result of the number of classes being posted in specific areas that has caused some competition. A little competition amongst classes can be a healthy thing making everyone better. Al-though for this to work, instruc-

The vast majority of you have embraced this new program and the results speak for themselves. We are

on record pace with number of students already taught and the number of classes being posted.

GREAT JOB everyone and thank you for taking the time to learn and

accept this new program.

tors are going to have to coordinate, making sure they are not teaching on top of each other. Please get to know and communicate with your local instructors. I can definitely help in this coordination, just give me a call. For those of you who are still on the fence I encourage you to give it a chance. In the beginning I had a lot of hate mail and thought the Northern District roster was go-ing to be cut in half with mass ex-odus of instructors. The reality has been quite different with less than 10 instructors throwing in the towel of which 2 have returned after becom-ing more aware of the new system. Not bad for a roster of over 300 in-structors. After all of this if you still feel you cannot continue on with the new system, I completely under-stand and thank you for all you have done for the program.

Other good news is the Quarter-ly. This has been a huge challenge this past year and has taken a mon-umental amount of work to get back up and running. The brunt of this work has landed in the lap of Fam Saeteurn who replaced Sarah this past year. Yesterday at our coordina-tors meeting I previewed the spring issue, which you will have gotten long before reading this. Fam has knocked it out of the park, putting her style into it and making it one of the best issues ever. Awesome job Fam!!!!!!

I am going to sign off by giving a special thanks to the Hunter Ed. staff. We have overcome some huge obstacles this past year and I want to say thank you personally for all your hard work and support. I appreciate each and every one of you and ev-

erything you do for the Hunter Ed. program.

PJ

Department of Fish and Wildlife

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This article should find you somewhere in the dog days of summer. Hopefully you

have a spot to stay cool and plan your fall deer hunt, or contemplate decoy setups for the upcoming wa-terfowl season.

Today, I got a call from an Instruc-tor who wanted to report a poach-ing violation. It was a “hot” tip and they weren’t sure where to take it. I was more than happy to pass it on to the Game Warden in that area. This got me thinking, what this HEI would have done if they were John Q. Public? What about one of our new hunters who don’t have a direct line to someone in enforcement?

We all know about Cal Tip (1-888-334-2258). There is nothing easier for a Game Warden than dispatch coming across the radio with a tip just around the corner. Unfortunately, a lot of times those tips go unreported for a myriad of reasons. Maybe concerns about anonymity and in this day and age a lot of times because the younger generation doesn’t want to make the phone call.

The answer for the younger folks is Tip411, a simple text to Tip411, followed by the words CalTip and the violation being reported. You can also encourage your students to download the cell phone appli-cation (see the Tip411 info on page 12).

The great thing about this is sportsman have access to a Game

Warden just as the HEI in the ex-ample above did. Anywhere in the State they can report a violation. Sometimes more information is re-quired and the Game Warden and tipster can have a direct conversa-tion back and forth without having to go through a dispatcher.

Please get the word out to your students. I have seen it in action first hand and it’s a great tool in the fight against poaching.

Let’s continue with more on how we can keep our students updated on what’s going on. Lead was prob-ably the most regular question we saw during the conference season. Like it or not it’s coming. What’s the next?

Phase 2 – Effective July 1, 2016, non-lead shot will be required

when taking upland game birds with a shotgun, except for dove, quail, snipe, and any game birds taken on licensed game bird clubs. In addition, non-lead shot will be required when using a shotgun to take resident small game mammals, fur-bearing mammals, non-game mammals, non-game birds, and any wildlife for depredation purposes.

This means your Fall Turkey hunt will require non-lead shot. These changes do not apply to air guns.

Phase 3 – Effective July 1, 2019, non-lead ammunition will be re-quired when taking any wildlife with a firearm anywhere in Califor-nia.

On to a few Hunter Ed Class items that I’ve seen recently from some new instructors. These are always a good reminder for us all.

Can I use a portion of the Tra-ditional Course for the Follow-Up Class also? The answer is No. You are allowed to have students who need to retest come for just the test portion. Remember to issue the right test for the corresponding course.

How do I complete the Practi-cal Firearms Handling and keep the Follow-Up Class at the 4 hour mark? Here’s what the session out-line from the teaching guide allows for:

Continue on Pg.16

North Coast DistrictBy: Lieutenant Bart Bundesen

We all know about

Cal Tip

(1-888-334-2258).

There is nothing

easier for a Game

Warden than dispatch

coming across the

radio with a tip just

around the corner.

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Stay Postive! “The new online signup system is working out real good. It’s amazing how much more time I have to teach.”

“……..this weekend completed our first class using the Event Manager scheduling and report-ing system. Everything worked wonderfully. It is a great system. Congratulations to you and the other members of the Hunter Education program for bringing this together. Well Done!”


Central DistrictBy: Lieutenant Shawn Olague

We just finished another conference season to-gether, my 11th already.

I can’t believe I have been here this long. I guess the old saying is true, “Time flies when you’re having fun.” I hope you have enjoyed this ride too.

We would like some input for future conference considerations. We need the whole “Who, What, Where, Why and How” of things. For myself, I am thinking of making Tachi Palace an annual location for future HEI Training Conferences. They do a very professional job; the space fits us and is comfortable. I have mentioned the annual idea to a few and some were questioning the continuance of our Friday night events we have held in the past. I have looked into it and may have secured the use of NAS Lemoore’s gun club which has a trap and skeet range. We could do some Friday night festivities out there. So there is the question of, “Where?” Anyone else have any ideas, suggestions or comments?

How about the, “What?” What do you want to cover at upcoming training events? In my 11 years we have covered many topics. Some were well received, others not so. It is very hard to keep you all happy. We have many new faces that would benefit from some of the topics we have had in the past and then there are those of you who would hate me for giving you something you’ve had already. You will have to excuse me though as many of you have been around 20+ years. So if you have

any ideas…..

I hope you have jumped into the Event Manager program without too much heartache. I really appreciate the ease when it comes to turning in the results. The scantrons were a pain in the neck to have to fix and many times you were stuck guessing what the factual information really was due to the student not filling out completely or correctly. I have received some complaints about us trying to break an unbroken ma-chine, but the truth is the system is providing our program way more information than we could have

ever collected in the paper method.

As always, I can’t tell you all enough how much I appreciate what you do. Hunting and fishing are my avenues of escape and since you are helping people get their chance to hunt, I know you are giving them something good that they will ap-preciate too. Please call me with any comments and/or suggestions regarding our program. We want to hear from you as we value your opinions.

Shawn


Southern DistrictBy: Lieutenant Mike Norris

Inaugural Instructors’ Pheasant Phest

Just when everyone had oiled and put away their scatterguns for the season, south San Diego

County’s dynamo Bob Fusco caught wind of an end-of-season gamebird bargain and got ahold of me.

“What do you think about having an Instructor’s bird hunt,” he asked. What did I think? It was like asking an opening day dove hunter if he’d like a free case of shells and a cold drink.

“Heck yeah!” said I. “When and where?”

In addition to a line on val-ue-priced birds from Walt Garner, Bob secured use of the fields where the late-great HEI Doug Streed held his popular (and continuing) youth pheasant hunt east of Pine Valley. All he needed were some willing HEIs and to nail down the admin-istrative details.

In short order and with the help of HEIs Virginia Duncan and Jeff Simonides and friend Ed Marr, they reached out to the San Diego chapter of Safari Club Intl. (cov-ered liability insurance and a grilled lunch), then hit up NAVHDA and the San Diego Sporting Dog Club for dogs and handlers. Diamond Environmental donated use of a portable loo and wash stand to keep things clean.

What a blast!

HEI Alex Van and his daughter, Sylvia, drove down from the South Bay to go afield with fellow instructors in Eastern San Diego County at what will hopefully become an anual event.


First shots rang out at 9:30 a.m., and 16 hunters would go on to drop 25 pheasants and 40 chukar point-ed by the dogs. After the gun and BBQ smoke cleared, everyone was on their way home by 2 p.m. with their birds cleaned and iced.

“We hope this becomes an annual event,” said Fusco. “It’s a great op-portunity for our volunteer HEIs to have a fun get-together, a token of appreciation for their many hours of dedicated service promoting safety, conservation, and recreation within their communities.”

Amen to that and to any other HEIs who wish to duplicate this event elsewhere in our large state—you all should pat each other on the back every chance you get. Hunts, fishing tournaments, clay contests, campouts—if you build it, they (you all) will come!

Speaking of fun, with dove and deer seasons rapidly approaching and with your classes running near capacity, remind students that a fun day starts and ends with safely…and they can find the answer to 10% of their test questions on the inside cover of their student manuals.

Nothing puts a damper on an opening weekend more than a hunter casualty, so let’s all do what we can to make 2016 our first fatal-ity-free season.

Finally, on an administrative note, I really, really appreciate everyone hanging tough thru these first six months with the Event Manager system. As a guy more comfortable dealing with shotgun parts than web site parts, I completely under-stand the frustrations some of you

have voiced. But IF folks follow the sign-up directions completely (and that’s a big IF) then it works, as ev-idenced by nearly 12,300 successful sign-ups in the first six months of the system.

We’ve been frustrated as well at times, but have taken our concerns to the programmers and they con-tinue to tweak things—you may

have noticed a (slight) stream-

lining of the sign-up process, in-cluding dropping the inclusion of the Document Number registration process.

So hang in there. It is a good sys-tem and will get even better. You won’t have to spend the first 20 minutes of class dealing with stu-dent Scantrons, you won’t have to keep and build a sign-up sheet/roster, you won’t have to issue du-plicate certificates anymore if you don’t want to, and you won’t have to mail any class records anymore.

As I’ve told HEIs hesitant to even try it out—If you can research and order a cordless drill on Amazon.com, you can use Event Manger.

Thanks for all you have done and will do for our sport. Remem-ber and remind anyone who mat-ters--without you, we wouldn’t have hunting—never forget it.

Send me your field photos and questions, comments, or concerns-- [email protected].

Nothing puts a damper on an

opening weekend more than a hunter casualty, so let’s all do what we can to

make 2016 our first fatality-free season.


OTHER WAYS SPORTSMEN CONTRIBUTE

Since the late 1930s,

hunters, target shooters

and the firearms industry

have been the nation's LARGEST

contributors to conservation,

paying for programs that benefit

America's wildlife and

all who love the outdoors.

IS THRIVING HOW WILDLIFE

State wildlife agencies use these funds to purchase land for wildlife habitat and to manage wildlife populations.

In turn, millions of acres of important habitat have been set aside to help ensure future wildlife abundance.

Hunters and target shooters purchase guns and ammunition.

Manufacturers pay federal excise taxes on guns and ammunition.

Revenue from these excise taxes is distributed to state wildlife agencies.

HOW IT WORKS

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As many wildlife species are

dwindling in numbers or

disappearing, firearms

industry steps forward

and asks Congress to redirect

excise tax on sale of guns

and ammo to help fund

wildlife conservation.

Quick History

Early 1900s

Congress passes and President

Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the

Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid

in Wildlife Restoration Act into law.

1937

Revenue from this act has

purchased millions of acres

of prime habitat that

is maintained by state

wildlife agencies. These lands,

where game and non-game

species flourish, are purchased

with sportsmen’s dollars but

used by all Americans.

1938 to today:

Hunter safety and educationprograms

Research projects focused on wildlife

conservation

Construction and maintenance of

public target shooting ranges

Buy, develop, maintain and operate wildlife management areas

Where the Money Goes

SOME HEROES OF THE MOST SUCCESSFULCONSERVATION MODEL IN THE WORLD ARE:

This System Has Provided

For Conservation So Far

$10 Billion

500,000 32,000,000

THEN & NOWWhite Tailed Deer Population

FEW 44,000,000Ducks / Waterfowl Population

1,000,000Rocky Mountain Elk

41,000

7,000,000Wild Turkeys

100,000

1,100,000Pronghorn Antelope

12,000

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Excise taxes combined with revenue from huntingand fishing license salesfund the majority of state wildlife agency budgets.

Hunting License

Name

Fishing License

Name123 Main StreetAny town, USA 00000

123 Main StreetAny town, USA 00000

Duck stamp proceeds areused by the government to buy or lease wetland habitat for ducks, geese and hundreds of non-game birds and animals.

$81 Million

CONTRIBUTEDANNUALLY

Theodore Roosevelt

AldoLeopold

KeyPittman

WillisRobertson

nssf.org

National Shooting Sports Foundation®

NEARLY

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Also a further review from the Follow-Up Class Manual:

What does this mean? In larger classes if you are not giving it the full

40 minutes you are probably not get-ting the full indication of proficien-cy. Remember the student studied beforehand and most of what you are giving them is a review of the test. The Practical is where you as the Instructor have the one chance to truly gauge how safe they may be once out in the field. Appropriate allocation of time also allows you to

coach and remediate students who may have issues.

Let’s finish with the yearly train-ing requirement. You all did very well in completing the requirement for this year. There are still a few of you who have to take the Corre-spondence Course. I will contact you sometime mid-summer with the details. Where you can help me is keep an eye out for it and com-plete it ASAP. Every year we prob-ably lose an average of 10 HEI’s in the NCD for failure to complete their yearly training. There will be a deadline and I don’t plan on chasing people around to get them to com-plete the training on time.

As always thank you, your hard work is appreciated! My door is al-ways open, and if you need anything I’m only a phone call or email away: (415) 892-0073 or [email protected]

One of the critical sections of this session is the practical test. Here you can watch the students as they handle fire-arms to determine if they are proficient. Some students may be new to firearm handling. They may be unfamiliar with different types of firearms and will need some coach-ing. If a student repeatedly handles firearms unsafely, you should take appropriate action. This may include addi-tional instruction at the time or failure of the class. As an instructor, you have the responsibility to provide certifi-cates only to those students you believe will be safe and responsible in the field.

Practical Test 40 minutes

Firearms handling safetyFence crossingMuzzle control

To Report a Poacher or PolluterIf you witness a poaching or polluting incident or any fish and wildlife violation, or have information about such a violation, immediately dial the toll free CalTIP number 1 888 334-CALTIP (888 334-2258), 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Or you may submit anonymous tips to CDFW using tip411. tip411 an internet based tool from CitizenObserver.com that enables the public to text message an anonymous tip to wildlife officers and lets the officers respond back creating an anonymous two-way conversation. Anyone with a cell phone may send an anonymous tip to CDFW by texting “CALTIP”, followed by a space and the message, to 847411 (tip411).

Or download the free CALTIP smartphone App which operates similarly to tip411 by creating an anonymous two-way conversation with wildlife officers to report wildlife and pollution violations. The CALTIP App can be downloaded for free via the Google Play Store and iTunes App Store.

Be prepared to give the fullest possible account of the incident including the name, ad-dress, age and description of the suspect, vehicle description, direction of travel, license number, type of violation and when and where it occurred. You do not have to give your name.

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This Point’s for You!!!By: Lieutenant Mike Norris

It’s that time of year—dove and deer seasons are opening soon. Little (or big) Johnny lost the

Hunter Education certificate he earned in a class months (or years)ago, or he ‘hasn’t been hunting in years’ and can’t come up with an old hunting license to use in California as proof of Hunter Education.

Rooms and desks have been tossed, the workbench and laundry room have been searched—nothing!The opener is just days away and the panic meter’s needle is nearing the red line.

Frantic, Johnny Jr. or Sr. contacts you, the friendly community Hunt- er Education Instructor for help. What are the options for a student and HEI when it comes to replacing a lost certificate?

First question for Johnny is this— how long ago did you take the exam?If he took the exam after 1989, chances are the DFW has a record of him having passed. Have him call DFW’s hunter education desk in Sacramento at (916) 653-1235 and, assuming the HEI submitted his class records, his Pass status will be in a database and a duplicate certificate can be issued for an administrative fee just south of $10. Also, if he purchased a hunting license after 2010—when electronic-based licensing began—he’ll be in the system and can purchase another CA hunting license.

But, sadly, none of this is working

for Johnny. He knows you have the ability to issue duplicate certificates and says, “Hey, you know me—I think we had camps near each oth-er that one year up on Pine Moun-tain…remember? I was deer hunt-ing then, so I had a license. So can’t you just cut me a duplicate--what do you say, man, c’mon? “

You know that you can’t, even if came up with a tattered paper hunt-ing license. Why? Because a hunting license is not proof of having passed a hunter education class…and you know that Johnny Sr. is the kind of

guy who may have signed the dis-continued “I completed hunter ed-ucation” affidavit year after year to obtain his hunting license to avoid taking the class.

Telling Johnny, “Sorry, I can’t…” is easy though.

Just explain that all duplicate cer-tificates require the name of the instructor who he took the course from, and that all duplicate certif-icates require a serial (certificate) number, neither of which you have. You suggest he log onto the Internet ASAP and search for an upcoming class.

Exasperated and demoralized, Johnny Sr. turns and heads for the door…but stops, and exclaims, “You know what, I remember! I took the course at your gun club, from Mil-ton Friedenheimer, in 2001!

“You can hook me up now, right?”

Right?

Most likely. Even though ‘ole Milty passed on 13 years ago, your club has had a Hunter Education Program for decades and has stu-dent records to match. Problem is,

you recall that Milt, which great at teaching, wasn’t always good about mailing in student records and so it’s possible he never mailed Johnny’s Scantron in…which explains why there is no record in Sacramento covering Johnny Sr.

However, as a member of your club’s hunter ed program, you have access to the binders of records and, sure enough, find Johnny Sr.’s name on a 2001 class roster with a Pass check next to his name.

Halleluiah!

You see Milt’s name listed as

Duplicate Dilemmas

HE Office HeadquartersSacramento

(916) 653-1235

the lead instructor, along with his HEI#. In issuing duplicate hunter education certificates for students who were not your own, you know the procedure is to write the original HEI’s name/number and the original Certificate Number and not your own name/number…but what about a certificate number?

Unlike the club’s newer records, which have the certificate number recorded next to the student’s name, this record and all the others issued prior to 2005 lack a certificate number. What the heck!

Before 2005, after passing the hunter education exam, students would obtain a validation stamp from the DFG which would have a certificate number on it. Those stamps were replaced by certificates with unique certificate numbers in 2005, the ones you issued to students until they were phased out when the Event Manager system was activated in 2016 and the numbers(starting with KE) were generated for students when they enrolled in your course, then recorded on their certificates and within the licensing system upon passing .

What you do in Johnny’s case and for any other student who took passed the course prior to 2005 is call the hunter education desk at(916) 653-1235. A special certificate number will be generated for you to write on the duplicate certificate… you do so, and—voila!—Johnny Sr. can purchase a license here or in any other state.

“That’s fantastic! Thank you so much,” he says, shaking your hand.“I’ll be able to take Johnny Jr. to Yuma to hunt doves with his grand- pa—this is going to be so great!”

Thinking of the memories that three generations of Johnnies will generate hunting together in AZ, you smile as you wave goodbye. Next day, you’re still smiling as you organize gear for your own dove hunt when the phone rings. It’s Johnny Sr., now down in AZ and in a panic again. At wit’s end, he says Johnny Jr. forgot his certificate and the hunt is in three days.

Kids! Fortunately, you recall Johnny Sr. mentioning little Johnny took hunter ed just last month and, as kids nowadays are prone to do, he’s likely to have a smartphone in his pocket.

“Listen, he’s put himself in a tough spot,” you tell dad, “but there’s hope. Because he registered for his hunter ed class on-line like everyone else has after 2015, he can order a du-plicate hunter education certificate on-line.

“If he’s lucky the mail will reach him in time. If not, then proper preparation is a lesson he needs to learn.”

Department of Fish and Wildlife18 Hunter Education Quarterly


Help Recruit NewGameWardens

www.wildlife.ca.gov/Enforcement/Career

Answer to Legal or Not?Test your knowledge Answers

A: Roy is legal! CCR T14-353. Methods Authorized for Taking Big Game. (g) Except as provided in subsec-tion 354(j) of these regulations (354(j) is disabled archery permit exemption), crossbows may be used to take deer and wild pigs only during the regular seasons B: Ed is legal! CCR T14-507. Provisions Related to the Taking of Migratory Game Birds.(a) Authorized Methods. Only the following methods may be used to take migratory game birds: (2) Bow and Arrows or Crossbows. Only arrows or crossbows bolts with flu- flu fletching may be used except that conventionally fletched arrows may be used to take waterfowl sitting on the water from scullboats or similar watercraft. C: Rob is in violation of CCR T14-353 section (g). CCR T14-353. Methods Authorized for Taking Big Game. (g) Except as provided in subsection 354(j) of these regulations, crossbows may be used to take deer and wild pigs only during the regular seasons. D: Scott is legal! Crossbows are a legal method of take for pheasants. CCR T14-311. Methods Authorized for Taking Resident Small Game. (n) Crossbows, except for provisions of Section 354(d) and (g). Scott use of the flu-flu is also is in abidance of section §354. Archery Equipment and Crossbow Regulations. (d) No arrows or crossbow bolt with an explosive head or with any substance which would tranquilize or poison any ani-mal may be used. No arrows or crossbow bolt without flu-flu fletching may be used for the take of pheasants.E: Kim is in violation of CCR T14 section 354(i) – No person may nock or fit the notch in the end of an arrow to a bowstring or crossbow string in a ready-to-fire position while in or on any vehicle.

HEIs Asked to Help Recruit New Game WardensBy: Lieutenant Chris Stoots

Hunter Education Instructors are respected partners to California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Wildlife Officers and our mission. You are the dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly to create the safe and eth-ical hunters of tomorrow. You know our laws. Many of you regularly work with CDFW Wildlife Officers or have met them in the field. Your first-hand knowledge, experience, and understanding make you an excellent untapped resource in our search for the next new-hires. Our annual announcement for accepting applications from men and women interested in becoming a CDFW Wildlife Officer is just around the corner. We anticipate hiring for new Warden Laterals (current peace officers who wish to transfer to CDFW) in June and Warden Cadets in Sep-tember or October. We are asking for you to help us spread the word.

We are asking HEIs to help us find outstanding individuals who possess the following:

Minimum Qualifications: • Minimum Age Requirement: Minimum age of 18 years of age• Citizenship: U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien who is eligible for and has applied for U.S. citizenship • Driver license: Possession of a valid (Class C) driver license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles • EDUCATION: Equivalent to completion of two years (60 semester units) of college with 18 semester units in the biological sciences, police science or law enforcement, natural resources conservation, ecology or related fields. (Students who have 30 semester units of college, and have 18 semester units completed in the required or related fields, will be admitted to the examination, but must produce evidence of completion of 60 semester units before they can be considered eligible for appointment. All applicants must meet the education requirements for this examination by the written test date.

Physical Requirements: • Sound physical condition and ability to swim• Hearing adequate to perform the duties of the position• Visual acuity of 20/40 without correction and corrected to 20/20 in each eye; with normal color vision

Personal Characteristics: • Self-motivated• Willingness to work unusual hours and on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays • Willingness to live and work throughout the State • Satisfactory record as a law-abiding citizen • Neat personal appearance, tact, and reliability• Ability to gather and analyze facts and draw valid conclusions• Use correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, paragraph structure, reading comprehension, and writing skills• Ability to interpret and apply Fish and Game laws, rules, and regulations• Keenness of observation• Interest in and aptitude for fish and wildlife conservation and law enforcement work

Disqualifications: • Conviction of a felony and/or certain misdemeanor crimes • Certain use history of “hard” drugs (e.g., heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, or hallucinogenic)

Anyone interested to pursue a wildlife officer career path should start here: www.wildlife.ca.gov/Enforcement/Career

After reviewing the information on the website, any further questions can be emailed to: [email protected]

Hunter Education Quarterly 21Department of Fish and Wildlife


Whe

n yo

u as

k yo

ur C

ente

rfol

d su

bjec

t to

list

som

e of

his

“oth

er”

inte

rest

s ou

tsid

e of

the

hun

ting

wor

ld a

nd h

e an

swer

s, “b

uild

ing

guns

and

han

d lo

adin

g”, y

ou

know

you’

ve fo

und

a per

son

pass

iona

te ab

out o

ur

past

ime.

Sol S

ilver

stei

n ha

s be

en p

assin

g on

the

tra

di-

tion

to st

uden

ts fo

r 25

year

s. To

this

day

he fe

els

his “

life

wou

ld b

e a

little

em

pty”

with

out H

unte

r Ed

ucat

ion.

Sol’s

per

sona

lity

is w

elco

min

g, e

duca

ted

and

poss

esse

s a fu

n to

uch

of sa

rcas

m.

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is ev

iden

t w

hen

aske

d ab

out w

here

he

was

bor

n. S

ol st

arts

by

des

crib

ing,

“a li

ttle

tow

n on

the

east

coas

t tha

t no

one

eve

r he

ard

of, B

rook

lyn,

the

east

ern

end

of C

oney

Isla

nd”.

List

enin

g as

he

desc

ribes

his

yout

h, a

nd w

alki

ng to

the

Con

ey Is

land

Am

use-

men

t Par

k w

ith h

is fa

ther

was

qui

te a

trea

t.It

was

the

re t

hat

Sol w

as in

trod

uced

to

wha

t w

ould

bec

ome

his

lifet

ime

pass

ion,

fire

arm

s. Ba

ck th

en th

e sh

ootin

g ga

llery

use

d ac

tual

gun

s. So

l exp

lain

ed th

ey w

ere

.22

rifles

with

fran

gibl

e am

mun

ition

. So

l was

imm

edia

tely

hoo

ked.

Not

man

y yea

rs la

ter a

t the

age o

f 14,

Sol

got h

is fir

st ri

fle a

.22

Win

ches

ter M

odel

62A

. He g

ot th

e gu

n w

hile

away

one

sum

mer

in th

e Cat

skill

s. H

is bu

ddy

Stev

e an

d he

wou

ld g

o ou

t plin

king

eve

ry

wee

kend

.Th

ese e

arly

pra

ctic

es le

ad to

Sol

buy

ing

his fi

rst

cent

erfir

e rifl

e whi

le in

hig

h sc

hool

. It

was

a S

av-

age

Mod

el 9

9 ta

ke-a

part

in 3

2-40

cal

iber

. W

ith

this

gun

he to

ok h

is fir

st d

eer,

a sp

ike

buck

, nea

r Li

bert

y, N

ew Y

ork.

Sol a

nd I

are

sep

arat

ed b

y pr

obab

ly 4

0 so

me

odd

year

s, bu

t our

inte

rvie

w k

ept d

igre

ssin

g off

su

bjec

t as w

e ta

lked

abo

ut o

ur m

any

simila

ritie

s. M

y fir

st g

un w

as t

he 6

2a, a

nd I

kill

ed m

y fir

st

buck

with

a M

odel

99.

By

the t

ime w

e got

to .2

20

Swift

s, w

e had

turn

ed a

20-

min

ute i

nter

view

into

ov

er an

hou

r-an

d-a-

half.

I’ve

nev

er b

een

accu

sed

of n

ot h

avin

g an

ythi

ng to

say

and

I d

on’t

thin

k So

l has

eith

er.

Onc

e ag

ain

I di

gres

s, bu

t tha

t was

par

t of t

he

enjo

ymen

t of o

ur c

onve

rsat

ion.

Jus

t bef

ore

join

-in

g th

e A

ir Fo

rce

in 1

953

Sol

boug

ht a

Win

-ch

este

r Mod

el 7

0 in

.300

H &

H.

Not

long

afte

r, w

hile

sta

tione

d in

Bilo

xi, M

ississ

ippi

he

boug

ht

anot

her M

odel

70,

this

time

a .2

20 S

wift

Spo

rter

. Li

sten

ing

to S

ol t

alk,

it a

ppea

rs t

hese

tw

o gu

ns

real

ly s

hape

d hi

s sh

ootin

g lif

e. S

ol s

pent

man

y ho

urs r

eloa

ding

cart

ridge

s for

them

and

shoo

ting

them

at th

e ra

nge.

He

still

has

bot

h gu

ns to

day.

Sol u

ses

the

.300

exp

erie

nce

as a

n ex

ampl

e in

hi

s cla

sses

to th

is da

te.

He

tells

cla

sses

that

hea

r-in

g pr

otec

tion

was

n’t t

he to

p pr

iorit

y ba

ck th

en

and

he h

as a

pro

foun

d he

arin

g lo

ss d

ue to

shoo

t-in

g so

man

y yea

rs w

ith n

o ea

r pro

tect

ion.

Sol

was

sh

ootin

g 40

+ ro

unds

per

wee

kend

in B

iloxi

, ofte

n un

der a

smal

l ove

rhan

g.Th

e A

ir Fo

rce

took

Sol

to

Den

ver,

and

then

sc

hool

took

him

bac

k to

New

Yor

k.

Alo

ng t

he

way

Sol

met

his

wife

of 5

8 ye

ars,

Nad

ine,

final

ly

settl

ing

in S

an Jo

se v

ia O

rang

e, C

A.

Sol b

eam

s ov

er h

is w

ife, a

nd o

n m

ore t

han

one o

ccas

ion

has

told

me

wha

t a

bles

sing

thos

e ye

ars

have

bee

n.

She h

as b

een

a st

alw

art i

n hi

s cla

sses

, alw

ays p

ro-

vidi

ng co

ffee a

nd co

ld d

rinks

to st

uden

ts, a

noth

er

exam

ple

of th

e fa

mily

asp

ect t

hat H

unte

r Edu

ca-

tion

prov

ides

.So

l’s H

unte

r Ed

car

eer

bega

n w

hen

he w

ent

to g

et a

hai

rcut

. Th

e ba

rber

shop

(whe

re h

e st

ill

goes

to to

day)

had

mou

nted

hea

ds a

ll ov

er. “

My

kind

of p

lace

” Sol

des

crib

ed.

His

frie

ndsh

ip w

ith

the

barb

er le

d hi

m to

shoo

ting

at th

e 10

th S

tree

t Ra

nge

in S

an Jo

se.

Sol w

as a

sked

to b

e pa

rt o

f Sa

nta

Cla

ra V

alle

y Ri

fle C

lub.

He

was

sear

chin

g fo

r a w

ay to

hel

p th

e clu

b an

d fo

und

they

lack

ed a

Hun

ter E

duca

tion

prog

ram

at th

e tim

e.

Sol r

each

ed o

ut to

the

old

10th

Str

eet i

nstr

uc-

tor,

now

the

ven

erab

le P

lace

rvill

e H

EI B

ill A

d-am

s. Th

e tw

o hi

t it

off a

nd r

emai

n fr

iend

s to

th

is da

y. S

ol w

orke

d un

der

Bill

until

Bill

had

to

mov

e. A

t tha

t tim

e, Bi

ll as

ked

him

to b

ecom

e an

in

stru

ctor

, and

so in

199

0 he

bec

ame

one.

Sol’s

stor

y of

his

first

solo

cla

ss is

one

of m

y fa

-vo

rites

. H

e w

ould

go

to r

ange

eve

ry F

riday

for

thre

e w

eeks

bef

ore

the

clas

s to

sig

n up

stu

dent

s an

d co

llect

mon

ey.

Sol

reca

lls h

e, “r

an o

ut o

f sm

arts”

and

jus

t ke

pt a

ddin

g st

uden

ts w

ithou

t ke

epin

g co

unt,

endi

ng u

p w

ith 9

5 pe

ople

in th

e sm

all 5

0’ x

25’

faci

lity.

The

five

lane

ran

ge w

as

burs

ting

at th

e se

ams!

SO

LO

MO

N S

ILV

ER

ST

EIN

HE

I #

12

06

Sol t

augh

t the

who

le w

eeke

nd b

y hi

mse

lf, w

ith

only

sev

en fa

ilure

s, an

d re

mai

ns in

con

tact

with

on

e of

the

stud

ents

from

that

day

.So

l wen

t on

to te

ach

regu

lar c

lass

es at

10t

h St

reet

be

fore

mov

ing

to S

anta

Cla

ra C

ount

y Fi

eld

Spor

ts

Park

, whe

re h

e st

ill te

ache

s to

day,

in a

dditi

on to

Su

nnyv

ale

Rod

and

Gun

Clu

b. S

ol sa

ys h

e “l

oves

to h

am it

up”

in fr

ont o

f cla

ss, l

oves

kee

ping

the

clas

s int

eres

ted,

and

real

ly e

njoy

s the

opp

ortu

nity

to

teac

h ab

out fi

rear

ms.

H

is kn

owle

dge

has

led

to h

im b

eing

cal

led

as

an e

xper

t w

itnes

s on

fire

arm

s in

crim

inal

cou

rt.

In a

dditi

on, S

ol h

as b

een

publ

ished

in th

e IH

EA

Mag

azin

e, fo

r a

trai

ning

dev

ice

he in

vent

ed a

nd

uses

in e

very

cla

ss.

He

was

one

of t

he fo

unde

rs

of P

CH

EA, r

ecen

tly r

ejoi

ned

after

a h

iatu

s, an

d se

rves

on

the

boar

d to

day.

Sol e

njoy

s par

ticip

atin

g in

NRA

nov

ice

shoo

ts.

Thes

e are

even

ts w

here

indi

vidu

als w

ho h

ave n

ev-

er to

uche

d a

firea

rm g

et p

erso

nal i

nstr

uctio

n in

a

one-

on-o

ne m

anne

r. H

e say

s he’s

nev

er se

en an

y-on

e w

alk

away

with

out a

grin

on

thei

r fac

e.So

l’s c

omm

itmen

t to

“C

arry

ing

on t

he T

radi

-tio

n” o

f Hun

ter E

duca

tion

cont

inue

s tod

ay.

I for

on

e en

joye

d th

e st

ory

of h

is jo

urne

y an

d it

was

a

priv

ilege

to w

rite

this.

In

the

end

it is

just

a sh

ort

over

view

of

Sol’s

acc

ompl

ishm

ents

and

mem

o-rie

s. I re

ally

wan

t to

than

k So

l for

incl

udin

g m

e in

so

me

of h

is “o

ff th

e re

cord

” st

orie

s; so

meh

ow, I

ha

ve a

feel

ing

if yo

u m

et h

im in

per

son,

he w

ould

ha

ve n

o tr

oubl

e let

ting

you

in o

n th

e sec

rets

. H

e’s

an e

ngag

ing

stor

y te

ller

and

it’s

easy

to s

ee w

hy

he’s

such

an

acco

mpl

ished

Inst

ruct

or.

By: L

ieut

enan

t Bar

t Bun

dese

n

Hunter Education Quarterly 23


HUNTERcourse.com Team Photo, along with the Firearms Draw Winner from the 2016 IHEA-USA ConferenceFrom Left to Right: Katerina Douskova, Greg Gulliver, Brent McNamee, Miranda Lee, and Marc Bartlee (Iowa)

Where’s Ed?“I just had to share this pic with you. It’s my first turkey, private land in El Dorado Coun-ty. It was a solo hunt, I set up blind & decoys, called the birds from their roost in the ear-ly hours and after a couple of hours got this tom. About 25lbs, beard about 8’, spurs just shy of 1’. What a thrill, used the 20ga I won at the Squaw Valley Conference”

-Peter SchooleyHEI# 4199

El Dorado County

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Beginning in 2007, I started teaching my daughters Alyssa and Jessica how to target shoot. We started simple and kept each outing fun and interactive. Having taught myself the ins and

outs of shooting and ultimately hunting, I figured I could guide them through the specifics of the shooting sports.

During this journey, we encountered all sorts of issues that tested our dedication. Fear, apprehension and reluctance were all com-mon emotions experienced during that first shooting season, but we persevered as a family and moved forward. We celebrated small victories, focusing on the successes and using the failures to mo-tivate us. As the training progressed and the girls got better, they began to show an interest in hunting.

Each daughter came through this process in entirely different ways. Alyssa was ready to hunt from day one, and much like me, I believe she was born a hunter. Jessica’s approach was cautious and apprehensive. She didn’t become fully interested in the outdoors until about the age of ten. Despite their unique approaches to this process, once they both passed their hunter’s safety course and ac-quired their hunting licenses, there was no stopping them.

Putting all they’ve learned to use, they began bringing home wild game of their own. Along the way I taught them the importance of resource management, hunter ethics and to respect all forms of wildlife. As our family shooting tradition continued, we built memories that will last a lifetime and developed an understanding of the importance of our hunting heritage.

This book documents the eight year journey we took to get Alyssa and Jessica from toddlers to hunters. Along with exciting stories of their first hunts, the guiding text covers topics like safety gear, starter rifles, stepping up in caliber, shotguns for youngsters, eye dominance issues, muzzle management, handgun safety, hunter ethics, offhand shooting and much more.

Raised Behind the Trigger describes our journey as I lead my daughters down the hunter’s path. Somewhere along the way, Al-yssa and Jessica transformed from curious little girls into strong, compassionate young women that shoot straight and understand the value of a hunter’s role.

This text would be ideal for new shooters and those wanting more information on how to get started in hunting. In an effort to get this text in the hands of those wanting to know more, we will be offering Raised Behind the Trigger at a discount to all hunter ed-ucation students. Simply visit the website www.raisedbehindthet-rigger.com and find the HES (Hunter Education Student) button at the bottom of the site to order your copy at a discount.

I would also be happy to discuss the book’s availability to any of the hunter education instructors directly.

For more information visit www.raisedbehindthetrigger.com or contact Tim Hovey at [email protected]

Excerpt:Raised Behind the Trigger

By Tim E. Hovey

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SERVICE AWARDS

ATTENTION - ALL HEI’S WHO DID NOT ATTEND

one of the four training conferences or make-up events in

2016 MUST complete an on-line training conference. Go to the

Instructor Resources section

https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Hunter-Education/Instructor-Resources

of the CDFW Hunter Education website and click on the 2016

HEI On-Line Correspondence Course link. The training must

be completed on-line, there is no printed version because HEIS

MUST register on-line with the Event Manager System in or-

der to offer a class and issue certificates. Due date is 9/5/16

(Labor Day). Thank you!

2016 CORRESPONDENCE COURSE

KATHY’S KORNER

PLACING ORDERS: You may place orders by visitingwww.wildlife.ca.gov/Hunter-Education/Instructor-Resources

Click on the “Supply Order Form”, fill out the what you need and submit via webpage. Your order will be sent directly to me. I will verify receiving your order with a reply.

You must provide a class date on your orders. We cannot guarantee that orders received with no class date will be shipped to you on time. Requests are shipped ground transportation with no exceptions. Orders cannot be delivered to a post of-fice box, so provide a physical street address.

I can be reached by phone at (916) 651-9169. Email: [email protected]’t hestitate to call if you have questions or concerns.

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